Omicron sub-variant XE not lethal, says Maharashtra health minister after 67-year-old man tests positive
Rajesh Tope said that the elderly man and his wife who had been in Mumbai tested positive for coronavirus in Gujarat last month.
Apr 10, 2022, 07:53 AM IST
Genomic analysis of XE variant sample from Gujarat underway: Health ministry
Gujarat reported its first case of the XE variant after a man from Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19.
Apr 09, 2022, 14:03 PM IST
First case of Omicron's sub-variant XE found in Gujarat
A 67-year-old man from Gujarat has been infected with XE variant of Covid-19.
Apr 09, 2022, 11:58 AM IST
India's first XE variant in Maharashtra: Health dept yet to confirm, says minister Rajesh Tope
"As per info, the XE variant is 10% more infectious than the Omicron variant, which is like flu. We'll talk more about it in detail after getting a report; haven't received a confirmatory report from the Centre or NIB, so Maharashtra's health dept doesn't confirm it," Rajesh Tope said
Apr 07, 2022, 10:48 AM IST
Fourth wave scare! XE variant of Covid-19 in India? All we know about new variant and its symptoms
The XE variant is a recombinant of BA.1 and BA.2, the sub-lineages of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19. In addition to those, it has three other mutations which were not there in Omicron or BA.1 or BA.2. XE is 10 per cent more infectious than Omicron, says experts.
Apr 07, 2022, 07:35 AM IST
